TfL Gypsy Hill and West Dulwich Quietway 7 proposals meeting Saturday

This Saturday, 5 March 2016, Transport for London and Lambeth and Southwark Councils are running a consultation drop-in meeting to discuss the proposals for Quietway 7 in Dulwich and Gypsy Hill. Come along to find out more about the proposals and give your views.

The drop-in meeting will take place on Saturday 5 March 2016 9am-12pm at Nelly’s Nursery, Southwark Community Sports Trust, Turney Road, SE21 7JA

Further information on the Quietway 7 proposals
Transport for London have published their proposals to make the West Dulwich area more cycle friendly as part of Quietway 7. The Lambeth section of this route is relatively short starting at Turney Road, SE21 and finishing on Gipsy Hill, SE19.

The proposals are outlined on the Lambeth website. The closing date for consultation responses is 17 March 2016 - links to respond to the consultation are on the Lambeth site.

Summary of the main proposalsWest Dulwich
1. Turney Road- proposals include: Replace existing mini-roundabout with new raised priority junction, with three new zebra crossings, extended footway and public space with new trees

3. Rosendale Road/Thurlow Park Road junction TfL scheme - proposals include: Two-stage right turn for cyclists, instead of having to cross lanes in moving traffic, Pedestrian crossings realigned and widened to 3.2 metres to make it easier to cross the junction and to accommodate the two-stage right turns, New mandatory cycle lanes at least 1.5 metres to be added on Rosendale Road

In order to introduce new zebra crossings, new advisory lanes and improve visibility at junctions, we would need to remove around 197 metres of parking across the scheme area. This represents an approximate reduction of 10% of on-street parking capacity in the area.

3. Gipsy Hill: Introduce new 2m advisory cycle lane southbound between Oaks Ave and Dulwich Woods Ave to enable slower-moving cyclists moving uphill to be overtaken easily, Relocate parking to the western side of Gipsy Hill. This would require a reduction in parking provision of approximately 77 metres – 33% of on-street provision on this road. An on-street parking survey indicates there is sufficient parking capacity for local residents. An extra 200 m2 (approx.) of extra pedestrian space would be created.

We will be responding to the consultation. Given Lambeth’s ambition to be London’s most cycle friendly borough for people of all ages we expect Quietways in the borough to be of the highest quality and will be calling for this in our consultation response.

Welcome to the Lambeth Cyclists website

Lambeth Cyclists is the Lambeth borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign. We work to promote cycling, improve conditions for cyclists and raise the profile of cycling in the borough. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month - come along and find out more!